1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 At its September meeting, Scrutiny Panel 1 (Cemeteries) agreed that it would receive details regarding fees and charges for burials and cremations from neighbouring authorities:

- Kettering Borough Council
- Wellingborough Borough Council
- Rugby Borough Council

2 KETTERING BOROUGH COUNCIL

2.1 Information regarding fees and charges for burials and cremations has been gathered from Kettering Borough Council and is detailed below:

Schedule of Charges

As from 1st April 2017

| Crematorium Fees | £ | £ | 2017/2018 | |---------------------------|-----|-----|-----------------| | Cremation Fee | 598.00 | | Over 18’s only | | Medical Referee | 18.00 | | Over 18’s only | | Environmental Fee | 120.00 | | Over 18’s only | | Total Crematorium Fee | | 736.00 | | | Description | Amount | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------| | Crematorium Music Fee (Inc VAT) | 75.00 | | (Invoiced directly from Crematorium Music Ltd) | | | **Total Fee For Cremation Inc Crematorium Music Fee** | **811.00** | | Saturday Cremation Fee (All Services) | 902.00 | | Medical Referee | 18.00 | | Environmental Fee | 120.00 | | **Total Crematorium Fee** | **1040.00** | | Crematorium Music Fee (inc VAT) | 75.00 | | (Invoiced directly from Crematorium Music Ltd) | | | **Total Fee For Cremation Inc Crematorium Music Fee** | **1115.00** | | Pre-Paid Cremation Plan (music not included) | | | Medical Referee | 635.00 | | Environmental Fee | 18.00 | | **Total for Pre-paid cremation Plan** | **773.00** | | **Ancillary Charges** | | | Scatter No Witness (free of charge) | 00.00 | | Scatter With Witness | 32.00 | | Scatter cremated remains from away | 40.00 | | Ashes on hold – per month or part thereof | 50.00 | | Use of Additional Crematorium Chapel Time | 130.00 | | (Excluding Crematorium Music Fee) | | | **Mausoleum Charges** | **£** | | Service Description | Fee | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Mausoleum Chamber (Subject to availability, contact Bereavement Services for details) | 5000.00 | | Dimensions: 2m long x .903m wide x .690m high | | | **Cemetery Fees** | 2017/2018 | | **Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial** | | | Baby or Childs Grave (6’ x 3’ x 4’) | 320.00 | | **Interment Fee** | 185.00 | | Single Depth Adult Grave (9’ x 4’ x 4’6”) | 595.00 | | **Interment Fee** | 520.00 | | Double Depth Adult Grave (9’ x 4’ x 6’3”) | 960.00 | | **Interment Fee** | 635.00 | | Cremated Remains Plot (4’ x 3’ x 2’6”) | 525.00 | | **Interment Fee** | 240.00 | | Right to construct a brick chamber or vault (additional to interment fee and excluding building works) | 400.00 | | Use of Crematorium Chapel (Excluding Organists Fee) | 130.00 | | Re-Assignment of the Exclusive Right of Burial | 50.00 | | **Green Burial – Rothwell Cemetery Only** | | | Service Description | Fee | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Single Graves Only | 960.00 | | Reservations | £ | | (Excluding Rothwell Road) | | | Reserving 1 plot only at the time of interment – | As Above | | (Excluding Exclusive Right) – relates to Broughton, Rothwell & Desborough Only – | | | all other cemeteries will incur the reservation fee. | | | All other reservations – (Pre purchase excluding Exclusive Right of Burial) | 1935.00 | | Fees for the Right to Place a memorial or headstone on a grave where the Exclusive | 2017/2018 | | Right of Burial has been purchased – From 1st April 2015. | | | Additional inscription | 70.00 | | Fees for the Right to Place a memorial or headstone on a grave where the Exclusive | | | Right of Burial has been purchased – Before 1st April 2015 | | | Headstone (or footstone) including 1st inscription | 125.00 | | Full kerb memorial (each grave space) including 1st inscription | 215.00 | | Additional inscription | 70.00 | | Exhumation | | |------------------------------------------------|-------| | Cost of exhumation of a full grave space in addition to the cost of opening the grave. | 2045.00 | | Cost of exhumation of a cremated remains plot in addition to the cost of opening the grave. | 395.00 |

3 **NOTE FOR BURIAL FEES**

4 Any person in permanent residence within the Borough of Kettering at the time of death may be buried in a cemetery of the Authority at the basic fees determined in the Authority’s fees and charges applicable at that time.

5 Any person not in permanent residence within the Borough at the time of death but who had been resident and been required to move out of the area for circumstances beyond their control e.g. health care issues, armed forces etc. – subject to evidence of previous residency and reason for relocation may be buried in a cemetery of the Authority at the basic fees determined in the Authority’s fees and charges.

6 Any person not in permanent residence within the Borough at the time of death and not meeting the requirements of the paragraph above may be buried in a cemetery of the Authority at the basic fees determined in the Authority’s fees and charges **multiplied by 4**.

7 Where the deceased is a child (under 18) then the above paragraphs apply and evidence of the parent’s residency may be required.

8 **Note:** Details of the person for whom an exclusive right of burial is being purchased in advance will be required and residency checks may be carried out.

### WELLINGBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

#### 3.1 Fees and charges 2016/2017:

| CEMETERIES | CHARGES 2016/17 £ | |------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | **EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS** | | | Earth Graves (9ft x 4ft) | 368.00 | | Childs Plot (4ft x 3ft) | 180.00 | | Memorial Garden (2ft x 2ft) | 120.00 | | Burial Chambers (Double or Single) | 359.10 | | Ashes Memorial Chamber (including Plaque) | 299.10 | | Family Ashes Plot | 438.00 | | Mausolea – Purchase, facia tablet and inscription | 3264.10 | | **Purchaser if a Non-inhabitant (applies to purchase of Exclusive Rights only)** | Add 100% to above charges |

| INTERMENTS | | |------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | Public and Purchased Graves | | | Monday – 11.30am Friday | | | Under 16 yrs | 0 | | Adult 16yrs + at 6ft/4ft 6 depth | 358.10 | | Burial Chamber – 4ft 6 Interment | 262.90 | | Burial Chamber – 6ft Interment | 475.20 | | **Mausolea** | 753.60 | | **Garden of Rest - Cremated Remains GOR1** | 83.80 | | **Family Ashes Plot** | 83.80 | | **Ashes Memorial Chambers - Cremated Remains GOR2** | 77.50 | | **Deceased was a Non-inhabitant (applies to Interment Fee)** | Add 100% to above charges | | **Friday (After 11.30am to 3.30pm), Saturday (9.00am – 10.30am) (Applies to ALL interments)** | Add 50% to basic charges |

| MEMORIALS | | |------------------------------------------------|-------------------| | Headstone or other monument | 182.20 | | Vase or Tablet | 33.10 | | Kerb | 103.50 | | Headstone Additional Inscriptions | 51.70 | | Replacement Headstones | 58.90 | | Replacement Tablet | 23.00 | | Tablet Additional Inscriptions | 17.00 | | **Deceased was a Non-inhabitant (applies to Memorial applicants)** | Add 100% to above charges | | **A Non-inhabitant** is a person who has not resided in the Borough for at least one year, in the five year period prior to the Memorial application, Interment or Exclusive Right\*\* | | 4 RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL

4.1 Current fees and charges for Rainsbrook Crematorium:

**Cremation Fees**

Prices inclusive of organist fee, scattering fee and Environmental Levy

Child - up to and including 15 years of age: no charge

Adult - service (9am to 4.45pm): £795

Adult - no service (from 8.15am): £550

Cremation of body parts: price on application

**Weekend Surcharge**

Saturday (10am to 12 noon, strict rotation): £500 Saturday scattering of cremated remains (AM only): £75 Saturday interment of cremated remains (AM only): £150

**Cremation Sundry Fees and Charges**

Scattering of ashes when cremation has taken place elsewhere: £25

Supply of casket (with name plate): from £60

Forwarding cremated remains by post (inland): price on application

Audio recording of services: £50

DVD recording of service: £60 Subsequent copies: £40

Webcast: £75

Use of Rainsbrook Ceremony Room only (no cremation): £200 Bearer's fee (advance booking only): £20

Memorial flowers: £40 (medium) or £60 (large)

5 CONCLUSIONS

5.1 That the information provided informs the evidence base of this Scrutiny Review.